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English Vocab 4-8
Term | Definition |
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Impotent | Powerless or lacking strength |
imprecation | A curse |
jocular | Humorous; light hearted |
juxtapose | To place side by side for comparison |
kinetic | Pertaining to motion |
kismet | Destiny, fate, fortune |
knell | The sound of a bell rung slowly to indicate morning or an end |
labyrinth | A maze or a complicated network of winding passageways |
lachrymose | Tearful or weepy |
laconic | Using few words; short, concise |
lambent | Softly bright or radiant; running or moving lightly over a surface |
languid | Sluggish or drooping from weakness |
lascivious | Lustful or lewd; insiding sexual desires |
legerdemain | Slight of hand; deception |
libertine | One who leads an immoral life |